this morning i’m reporting from chilly brimfield, massachusetts, where amy and i are getting ready to hit the fair and see what sort of fun antiques and vintage finds we can rummage up to use for d*s projects. i’ll be posting pictures from our trip soon, but before i get ahead of myself i wanted…
yesterday i shared some of my favorite pieces from this year’s bklyn designs and now i’m diving back into my photos for part 2. in this post i’ll be focusing on some great new wallpaper designs, a light-up floor, some gorgeous wooden furniture, and a frame design that turns artwork into an ant-farm. yep, an…
last week amy and i headed down to dumbo to check out this year’s bklyn designs. the show was comfortably housed inside one building this year, which gave the event a comfortable, more manageable feel- something i always enjoy. there were a lot of people focusing on quality wooden furniture this year, which i love,…
speaking of cool lighting, i’m really enjoying this series of handmade lights from brownehsieh. inspired by nature, this new “MothEaten” line of lights plays with the idea of being drawn to light like a moth. using handmade lace, brownehsieh has embellished simple, but beautiful, hanging lights, to bring extra attention to the bulb itself (which…
good morning! ac and i are back from sunny miami (you can check out a few trip pics here) and i’ve still got tropical colors in the brain. so these new wishbone chairs at the lollipop shoppe are right up my alley. to celebrate the chair’s 60th anniversary, carl hansen & son reissued the chair…
macramé almost always feels dated to me, but i am really loving these macramé designs from sarah at smalltown in melbourne, australia. working with rope and macramé, sarah creates beautiful lighting and hanging plant containers. the hanging planters with the multiple levels are calling my name, but sarah’s store installation work is equally lovely. click…
i’m craving something soft and comforting this morning, and these lights from ilot llov are just the ticket. each light is covered in a knitted cozy that seems perfect for hanging in clusters above a cozy bed. matt’s lights are available right here at sleek identity, which also carries some cute home good like these…
one of the guides you guys have been requesting the most lately is a guide to all things affordable lighting. seeing as that’s a fairly broad range of products i thought i’d kick things off with a guide to affordable table lamps, all under $100. i’ll be tackling affordable pendant lamps and chandeliers next, so…
over this past weekend i spent as much time as possible doting on my new begonia, hellebore, and oxalis plants, trying to get them through this serious sunlight drought we’re having right now. while i’m really loving my larger plants, i’m still nursing a major obsession with miniature plants: babys tears, snow roses, and geraniums….
good morning! i’m making myself a proper breakfast this morning (no more kit kats to start the day!) so i’ve got cooking accessories on my mind. this tea towel from heather skinny laminx would be the perfect thing to wrap around a bowl of oatmeal in the morning- and at only $12.50 i might have…
today i’m thrilled to welcome emma of emmas designblogg to the d*s guest blog. emma recently visited stockholm design week’s many shows (i’m so jealous!) and is going to be sharing her favorite finds on the guest blog! today she’s kicking things off with a post on WIS design, so click here to check out…
today amy and i are shopping around terrain so i should probably step away from my phone and laptop and focus on green-things. before i sign off for the weekend, i wanted to share some gorgeous new pieces from canvas, like these colorful felt cushions ($150), cedar boards and bowls ($50-$250 each), black plaster lamp…
when it comes to lighting, i tend to prefer things that are highly decorative and shiny. for some reason the smaller size makes me more adventurous. but when i saw these beautiful lamps from tom rossau in denmark i was reborn as a minimalist lighting girl. charlie at tom rossau sent over the TR15 lamps…
before i head out for the weekend i wanted to end the week with these great new designs from budesign of latvia. their accessories hanger is such a great idea- i always have so many small things that i want to put away (too many to leave on an entryway table) and this is a…
designer dana cannam of eindhoven recently released the final results of his project to create an environmentally friendly desk lamp. her “clamp lamp” is constructed from a solid maple base and a free-moving cantilevered LED strip. the entire system is compression fit without glue or screws holding it together. dana says the lamp “explores the…
we’ve got a big day lined up today but before i launch into gift guides and diy projects i wanted to kick things off with this gorgeous hanging light from adam brackney at workerman. this will definitely be making an appearance in my under $100 gift guide, but until then, i couldn’t resist sharing it…
lately i’ve found myself gravitating towards a mix of worn-in wooden antiques and industrial accessories. something about that combination of metal and wood feels like the perfect balance of feminine and masculine that i think might actually make both me and ac happy. so when i saw photo of a new industrial chandelier from workstead…
during one of my crazy all-nighters from this weekend (a book deadline= no sleep) i found myself on the schoolhouse electric co. site sourcing a piece for one of the home tours. when i saw these beautiful illustrated pieces i wondered who they were by and wrote a note to check on it later. so…
good morning! today i’m kicking things off with these beautiful handmade paper lights from margarita and ludwig at mn*ls. this one-off collection was created from handfolded antique books and was shown at a small gallery and then used in a japanese restaurant as decoration. i love the under of working in a home office lit…
before we jump into home tours and reader questions, i wanted to share these beautiful new pieces from naochina and yaling of flowie. first up- naochina’s new set of glowing ceramic lights. based in shanghai, naochina is a group of product designers who have recently launched a collection of home decor designs. i’m really loving…
